Paneer pakora | Cottage cheese pakoda | Indian paneer pakoda-Healthy indian snack for kids

Cuisine Style: India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Curd rice, tea, coffee | Type: Easy snacks, pakora, pakoda or crisps

Ingredients

• Paneer [cottage cheese] – 1 cup [cubed]
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala – ½ tsp
• Ginger, garlic & green chilli paste – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

For batter

• Gram flour [besan] – ½ cup
• Rice flour – 2 tbsp
• Corn flour – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder or red chilli paste – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Water as needed

Preparation Method

• In a bowl marinate paneer with red chilli powder, garam masala, ginger, garlic & green chilli paste & sprinkle salt mix well, cover it, leave it for 10 min.
• In a bowl add gram flour, rice flour, corn flour, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, & water mix well without lumps.
• Dip marinated paneer cubes into the batter then deep fry till crisp & light brown on medium hot oil.
• Then drain on absorbent paper & serve hot with green mint chutney or tomato chilli sauce.

indian paneer pakoda